%0 Journal Article %A Trevor Cummings %A Jeffrey S Jones %T Use of ultrasonography for lumbar puncture %D 2007 %R 10.1136/emj.2007.050518 %J Emergency Medicine Journal %P 492-493 %V 24 %N 7 %X A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ultrasonography can assist in the performing of a lumbar puncture. Fifty-one citations were reviewed of which three answered the three part question. The clinical bottom line is that ultrasound shows early promise as a tool to assist in achieving a successful lumbar puncture. %U https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/24/7/492.2.full.pdf